The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1887-01-07


compapv and with congcnial spirits ABOUT
HEADQUARTERS. and to make OF the cxpco'llo!''
SO far as he was concerned, pleasant pchic'
Occasionally little shadows were thrown ny
the sight Of corpscs brought in, with ugly
looking bullet holes in head or breast, put
these were always of the class he looked down
upon, and he connected their bad luck IN
some way with their condition in lie. DouDt-
less some one had to go where there was
danger of being shot, as some one had 10 dlS
bitches and help to pry wagons OUT OF Tie
mud, but there was something rather pre-
pos:erous in the thought that anything OF
this kind was incumbent upon him.
The nutterings of the men against an oill-
Ger w..o would not share their hartlships and
duties did rot reach his ears, nor yet the
Cibes of tue more earnest of the officers at the
"young headquarter swells," whose interest
and zeal were nothing to what they would
have taken in fishing excursion.
It came about very naturally and very
soon that this continual avoidance OF duty IN
directions where danger might be encountered
was stigmatizel by the harsher name OF
cowartlice. Neither did this come to his
knowledge, and he was consequently ignorant
that he had delivered q fatal stab to his repu-
tation one fine morning when, the regiment
being ordered out with three days rations
and forty rounds of cartridges, the sergeant
who was sent in search Of him returned and
reported that no was sick In his tent. Joseph
Pancake expressed the conclusion instantly
arrived at 10y every ono in the regiment:
"Its all you could expect of one of them kid
glove felcrs to weaken when it came to seri-
(, Gus business"
Hary's sclf-sutflciency had left so little
room for anything that did not directly con-
Germ his own comfort that he could not UNI
derstand the deadly earnestness of the men he
saw file out OF camp, or that there was any
urgent call for him to join them in their un-
dertaking.
| Bob BENEFITS always going where there's
no need of it, he said to II companion, as he
saw the last of the regiment disappear into
tho woods on the mountain side. lie could
have stayed back here with us just well as
not, instead Of trudginy OFF through the heat
over these ,lcvilish roads, and probably get
into II s''ral,c for which 10 one will thank
him."
"Ycs," said Ned Burnleiyh. with his az
fccted drawl. "whnt the DEVILS the use, I'd
like to know, for II fclahs putting himself
out to do things when there's any quantity OF
other felahs. that can't he better employed,
That's SO. But it's getting awful hot here.
Let's go over to the shade. where we were
yesterday, and have Dick bring us bucket
things
abe" said Joseph Pancake to his file
leat'er-a red-headcd. pock-markcd man,
whose normal condition was that Of out
spoken disgust ut cverything--"this means a
fight"
"lour news would've been fresh and in
tc'cstin:, last Night" growled Abe Bolton.
II suppose that's what we brought our guns
along for
YES; but somebody's likely to get killed"
well, you nor mo don't have to pay their
life insurance. as I know on"
But it may be you or me-"
The dcvild be mighty anxious for green
wood before he'd call you ill.,
Come. now. don't talk that way. This is
mighty serious tine.'
Ill make tia burned sight seriouser for
You if you don't keep them splay feet O.
yourn often my heels when we're march
ing
Don't You think we'd better pray, Or
something's
You might try taking up a collection"
Try starting Il hymn, joe" said a slender
young man at his right elbow, whose face
showed color more intimately connected
with the contents of his canteen than the
heat OF the day. "Linc it out, and wen al, |
JOIN in. Something like this, for example:
ilark, from the tomls Il doleful sound.
Miin ears attend the cry.
lr irIn.' men, com" view the ground
Where you must shortly Iie."
Pancake shu,,lcrel v>ihly,
Tome. spunk up, joe" continued +hc
slender young man. Think how proud MI
your relations will he Of you if Won die far
your country
I'm mad at all my relations, and I don't
want to 90 nothing 10 please 'cm." sirb,l
Joe. s''''
but hope you're not so greedy as to want
I" live always" said the slender voun,r man
VINO answered rol! call to Kent Edwards
mo, but don't want to be knocked or
IKE green apple, before I'm ripr aud
,ca,ly" ''' anu
"l"tt"r DO Knocked off green and uuri,,
sah' \t''t, his railing nlool changing To ono
OF sd" lntI''Ie.Lon, THAI to pr,r,,.u,,,
'".l l'"n worm Snawius at your heart"
'"'S lri2l'' was not - great rs to make
h4'h i"''sS' Tia" opportunity for "A brutal "a.
tort ' ~
You mean the worm of Inc still I snoso
"'i'' II don't Snaw at my heart 50 much ,s
some other t"lks.~ that know'u,"
lN'"' = 1ncc ''''Soncl still deeper, ami le
half RAISED his nn>kct, MS if to s,rit, b;w h,,t
at ',"' moment came the order to march
anu IN" regiment moved forward
Inc enemy WAS by this time know, t,,u
n'''' anu the men marched in that si)enc.
mat comes from tense expectation
he day was intensely hot, and III, st.,,
nant. sn!try air was prrfume.l with IN, th". "
SAM sweet o',ors that rise in the West y,
s'n'a forests in the first flush of summer
~ last the regiment halted under tn, c,,t,.
lnl shadows OF the broad topped oaks onI